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(00:00:02) Intro Clip: The risk of governments affecting bitcoin’s growth (00:01:58) Bitcoin as a currency vs. store of value (00:41:50) Taproot channels and reducing fees (00:51:40) Time Out Trees and scaling Lightning (01:08:07) Stablecoins on Bitcoin and Lightning (01:21:11) The impact of non-standard transactions on the Bitcoin network (01:22:30) The need for transparent and verifiable transaction accelerator services (01:26:21) The importance of preventing centralization in Bitcoin mining